“A year after the tragic death of Jonathan Corrie,
after countless publicity friendly emergency summits, nothing has changed, the
housing situation is in fact worse.

“According to figures released today, more than 2,100 adults accessed
emergency accommodation each night across the Dublin region between July and
September this year, an increase of 233 adults compared to April to June 2015.

“Over 1,300 children
were also placed into emergency accommodation in this period.

“Nearly half of those
who contacted the Tenancy Protection Service were deemed to be at risk of
homelessness.”

“This is not good
enough.

“Ireland is one of the most expensive places
to rent in Europe and last year the average rent increase was 9.3% and in areas
across Dublin this figure is even higher.

“This government claim
it can’t interfere with the market and bring in rent control, however it has no
problem giving tax breaks to developers.

“Minister for Announcements,
but very little action, Alan Kelly, has boasted of a tenfold increase in the
building of social housing.

“Let’s be clear, that’s
a ten-fold increase from 20 houses and all the while he plans to sell off
council housing at a discount, further depleting the housing stock.